From the creative minds of executive producers
William Hanna and Joe Barbera, their interpretation
of Toho's Godzilla was born and debuted on Saturday
morning NBC in 1978. During its run, the series sparked
decidedly mixed opinions from fans of the title character.
Some praised the childlike hero quality of the mutant
saurian as well as the wide variety of foes littered
through out the show; however, others loathed the idea
of a actor Ted Cassidy (best known as Lurch of The
Addams Family fame) doing Godzilla's roar along
with the addition of laser beam eyes for the Godzilla
character.

Plot wise, each episode is easy and simplistic for any
age to follow. Right from the first episode, the series
jumps right into the action and never fully explains a back-story
of how Godzilla, Godzooky and the Calico crew all came together.
According to Hanna-Barbera, the crew of the ship found the
overweight little Zooky trapped in some coral. Watching
the humans free him, Godzilla pledged a sort of devotion
on account of their kindness. Whenever trouble aroused,
a call from Godzooky, or signal from Captain Majors'
electronic device, would bring Godzilla around to save the
day.

The show, simply dubbed Godzilla and first shown
in The Godzilla Power Hour, got a few helpful hands
from other shows during its two season life span and subsequent
reruns. Such pairings would see the program alongside Johnny
Quest, Jana of the Jungle, the Super Globetrotters
and Dynomutt.